This is a scene from the movie Shadowlands in which C.S. Lewis (played by Anthony Hopkins) gives a speech on why God allows pain.
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φιλοσοφία (philosophia)
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"The man who has no tincture of philosophy goes through life imprisoned in the prejudices derived from common sense, from the habitual beliefs of his age or his nation, and from convictions which have grown up in his mind without the co-operation or consent of his deliberate reason. To such a man the world tends to become definite, finite, obvious; common objects rouse no questions, and unfamiliar possibilities are contemptuously rejected. As soon as we begin to philosophize, on the contrary, we find, that even the most everyday things lead to problems to which only very incomplete answers can be given. Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possibilities which enlarge our thoughts and free them from the tyranny of custom."
~ Bertrand Russell - The Problems of Philosophy
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David Sosa examines the implications of physics in relation to free will. He explains the view, often called hard determinism, which holds that there is no place for free action in a world governed by... continue reading
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In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians - Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing - whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically... continue reading
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Give me Liberty or give me death. ~ Patrick Henry
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BBC 2 Documentary Aired: Thursday 20th September 2007 Beliefs, and believers, come in many shapes and sizes, and not all of them can be described as 'religious'. This program provides an introduction... continue reading
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In a wide-ranging talk, Vilayanur Ramachandran explores how brain damage can reveal the connection between the internal structures of the brain and the corresponding functions of the mind. He talks about... continue reading
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'In the last in the series Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores how studying the atom forced us to rethink the nature of reality itself. He discovers that there might be parallel universes in which different... continue reading
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Guest host Bill Moyers talks to philosopher Daniel C. Dennett. Dennett is the director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. For those interested in more media about him: http://www.reitstoen.com/d... continue reading
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"The reason why I refuse to take existentialism as just another French fashion or historical curiosity is that I think it has something very important to offer us for the new century. I'm afraid we're... continue reading
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Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and cultural critic. Žižek is well known for his use of the works of 20th century French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan in a new reading of popular... continue reading
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Full version of the Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Debate at New York's 92nd Street Y. Every program and presentation at the 92nd Street Y is made possible by charitable donations from... continue reading
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Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us. As he puts it, our bodies are made... continue reading
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my 2 favorite movies. this, and Fearless. >> http://www.videosift.com/video/Fearless-trailer a fan-made trailer for Ladder, was posted by farhad, and it's good. >> http://www.videosift.com/video/Jacobs-Ladder-Great... continue reading
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Read what the Founding Fathers said and wrote, and then decide how far we have strayed from the principles of liberty and justice.
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Two scenarios involving an ethical decision are presented. What would you do?
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Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama interviewed on Charlie Rose.
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"Skeptical empiricist Nassim Taleb, author of "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable", has bracing things to say about the future. It is inevitable that we will be massively blindsided by... continue reading
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